FreakyLocz14
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Does anyone else find it funny that they say they are protecting the riders when they're really protecting the transit operators' profits?
The light rail trains here are built so that anyone can walk on without paying. That's the first error. If they're goal is to avoid people getting free rides, why not have ways to prevent unpaid passengers from boarding in the first place.
Also what's the point in charging $200 for failing to produce a $2 ticket? The answer: Profit! If the fine was $2 or even $50 that would be understandable since that is about the price of a monthly pass.
I've figured this is the transit companies plan to increase their profit, These "Protective Services" officers never used to show up before the budget cuts and usually only cited people who really never meant pay vs. people who forgot the few times they did appear.
In general, profit motive is okay, but this is profit at the abuse of the poor. Who rides public transit? Mostly people who cannot afford to drive or youth too young to drive. They planned this out on purpose. They made the trains accessible without fare, and they trained these officers to collect the fines so their CEOs can drive a Mercedez while some poor student or working-class family man is paying for it.
I've also seen incidents where a person has been mugged at train stations and these officers were too busy writing citations to assist. They took a report only after allowing the assaliants 10 minutes to escape.
The light rail trains here are built so that anyone can walk on without paying. That's the first error. If they're goal is to avoid people getting free rides, why not have ways to prevent unpaid passengers from boarding in the first place.
Also what's the point in charging $200 for failing to produce a $2 ticket? The answer: Profit! If the fine was $2 or even $50 that would be understandable since that is about the price of a monthly pass.
I've figured this is the transit companies plan to increase their profit, These "Protective Services" officers never used to show up before the budget cuts and usually only cited people who really never meant pay vs. people who forgot the few times they did appear.
In general, profit motive is okay, but this is profit at the abuse of the poor. Who rides public transit? Mostly people who cannot afford to drive or youth too young to drive. They planned this out on purpose. They made the trains accessible without fare, and they trained these officers to collect the fines so their CEOs can drive a Mercedez while some poor student or working-class family man is paying for it.
I've also seen incidents where a person has been mugged at train stations and these officers were too busy writing citations to assist. They took a report only after allowing the assaliants 10 minutes to escape.